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VOLUME 6 NUMBER 25 PEMBROKE, N.C. THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1978 150 PER COPY
9 CONTESTANTS VY FOR TITLE OF
MISS LUMDEE 1976
Cathy Locklear
As time for the Miss Lumbee Pageant
draws nearer, this year's contestants
spend more and more time in rehearsal.
Rehearsals where they work on per
fecting their talent, where they learn
the proper walk and movements for a
contestant, and where they practice
time and time again the right words to
say, the tone of voice in which to say
them, and that ever present, very
important smile.
This year there are nine of those girls,
nine who will, on June 30, be competing
for the title of Miss Lumbee.
These girls from communities all over
the county, with ages ranging from 18 to
22 will be performing talents ranging
from singing to modern dance, to
acrobatic number, and to a variety of
both modern dance and acrobatics.
The nine contestants vying for the title
of Miss Lumbee this year are: Peggy
Sue Sampson from Pembroke and the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bracy
Sampson, Maxine Bullard from Pem
broke and the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Marshall Bullard, Veronica Bryant of
Pembroke and the daughter of Ms.
Betty Joyce Bryant and Jimmie Bryant,
Donna Marie Locklear from Marton and
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Adrian
Locklear, Demetrius Locklear from
t?<WI?tw? mmd thm daughter at Mr. and
Mrs. James Fuller Locklear, Wendy
Smith from Lumberton and the daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie R. Smith.
Also: Gesile Benita Jones from Fair
mont, daughter of Ms. Shirley Demery
Jones; Glenda Sue Collins from Shan
non, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Redell Collins; and June Haggins from
Fairmont, the daughter of Howard and
Beulah Haggins.
The girls will be honored at a Mix &
Mingle dinner sponsored by Lumbee
Regional Development Association at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gene Eugene
Locklear on Saturday, June 24, 1978.
They will also appear this Friday on
The Carolina at Noon Show hosted by
Jim Burns.
JUNE ANN HAGGINS
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PEGGY SUE SAMPSON
WENDY SUE SMITH
G LEND A SUE COLLINS
GESILE BENITA JONES
MAXINE BULLAKD
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DONNA MAflM LOCKUUI
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Master & Mistress of
Ceremonies Announced
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For Miss Lumbee Pageant
Cathy Locklear
LINDA GAIL LOCKLEAR
GREG CUMMINGS
It has become a tradition for the Miss P
Lumbee Pageant to have the past year's
Miss Lumbee serve as Mistress of
Ceremonies. This year will be no
exception as Miss Lumbee '76-77, Linda
Gail Locklear will grace the stage of the
Performing Arts Cfnter in that capacity.
Accompanying her for the show will be
Charles Gregory CtA.4f.lngs who will
serve as Master of Ceremonies.
Ms. Locklear can well be remembered
for the outstanding way in which she j
represented the Lumbees during her
reign and for her talent routine of an
interpretive jazz and acrobatic dance to
"Sun Goddess" by Mancini, which she
performed for her talent competition in
last year's Miss N.C. Pageant.
While a student at Pembroke State
University. Ms. Locklear was cheer
leader for two years, and head cheer
leader for one year. She was also a
member of the American Indian Student
Association, a member of Kappa Delta
Sorority and a Pi Kappa Alpha Little
Sister.
She is presently employed with the
North Carolina Indian Commission in
Raleigh as Public Relations Officer.
Charles Gregory Cummings has been a
member of the Pembroke Jaycees for
nine years. During this time he has held
every office except that of treasurer and
currently serves as President.
Mr. Cummings is a veteran of the
army where he served a tour of 18
months in View Nam. He graduated
from Pembroke State in 1974 with a
degree in Sociology.
Presently employed as Placement
Officer for the Comprehensive Employ,
ment Training Act at Lumbee Regional
Development, Mr. Cummings has also
found time to establish a business of his
own, Pembroke Laundramat.
He serves on the Commission on the
Status and Role of Women of the United
Methodist Church and is married to
Myra Warriax Cummings. They have
two children, Gregory Jr. and Tina
Louise.
PLATE SALE PLANNED
JUNE 30
The Pembroke Rescue Squad will
sponsor a chicken and barbeque plate
sale on June 30 from li a.m. until at
the Pembroke Fire Dept. Tickets are on
sale by members of the Pembroke
Rescue Squad. Proceeds will be used for
the construction of a Pembroke Rescue
Building.
' David Bass
to
Perform
Cathy I.orklear
Once again, the Mlas Lnmbee Pageant
held Friday night, Jane 30, 1978, wll
offer not only nine lovely ladies
competing for the title of Miss Lambee,
bat a large variety of entertainment as
well.
Mr. David Baas of Salemburg, N.C.
wll be one of many performers. Mr.
Baas was a guest performer In last
year's Miss N.C. Pageant and has
performed at numerous other pageants
and events. He has served as soloist for
the UNC-Wllmlngton and UNC-Greetis
boro Concert Chorales. He baa already
sung major roles In "Kiss 0 Kate" and
the Christmas opera "Amah 1 and the
Night Visitors" and was a member of
the Wilmington Sammerstock |SRO|
Theatre.
Other performers wHI he, a regular at
the Lnmbee pageant, Mr. My Lark
lear, who has sslabltehsd himself as an
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LITTLE MISS LUMBEE A
POPULAR FEATURE OF
LUMBEE HOMECOMING
Just about everyone agrees (especially the pkrents)
that the Little Miss Lumbee Pageant is the most
popular event during Lumbee Homecoming.
The Little Miss Lumbee Pageant will be held this
yeur June 28 (Wednesday), 1978 in PSU's Moore
Hall. The pageant begins at 8 p.m.
See a picture of the lovely candidates on page 2.
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REVIVAL BEGINS AT GREEN PINE
Green Pine Freewill Baptist Church
will host a summer revival June 25-30
rhe speaker will be the Rev. Steve
lones, pastor of Harper's Ferry Baptist
Church. The service will begin at 7 p.m.
iunday night and at 7:30 throughout the
veek. The pastor. Rev. Bobby D.
Locklear, and congregation invites you
:o come and worship with them.
HAIR FASHION SHOW PLANNED
The Robeson County Hairdressers
Association will sponsor a hair fashion
show on June 24, 1978 at the Golden
China Restaurant in Lumberton at 8
p.m. The public'is invited to attend.
Year's
Reign
Near
Completion
Cathy Locklear
Atler a year of extensive travel,
appearances and performances. Miss
Lumbee, Brenda Hunt finally ex
perienced the climax of her reign;
competing in the Miss North Carolina
Pageant.
Brenda returned Sunday afternoon
after a week stay with forty-nine other
contestants at Salem Academy in
Winston Salem.
"It seemed like such a short time ago
that was crowned Miss Lumbee." she
said, "and it was during my week of
competing that I realized just how much
one must pack into the time she has
between being crowned in a preliminary
pageant to the time you compete for
Miss North Carolina." she added.
It is Brenda's feelings that she learned
a great deal about herself through the
other contestants. "The amount of
exposure and training many of the other
girls had showed me many ways that
could help myself." she said. "But."
she went on. "I never once wanted to
change anything about my number, I
was satisfied with it because it was right
and good for me."
Though she did not win the title of
Miss N.C.. Brenda feels that the week
was more than worth it. that winning
new friends, new ideas, experiencing
new emotions, and growing to a new
awareness of herself and others was as
important or even more important than
winning the title of Miss N.C.
"Winning is important to everyone, no
matter what the prize, and to me I was a
winner, just as all the girls were," she
said.
The support of her family and Lumbee
Regional Development Association
played a major part in Brenda's outlook
on the outcome of the pageant. "To
know that they were all rooting for me.
to hear their applause when I walked on
stage, when I performed my talent
number ('What I Did For Love'), and to
know that they would not be disap
pointed. but pleased, as long as I did my
best, these things kept me going, kept
me fighting to make a proud people, be
proud of me." she said.
As far as future competitions. Brenda
feels that her time will come for thoae.
that she is still young and has plenty of
time to grow, and that she will enter
another preliminary pageant in the next
couple of years. "But when I do." she
said, "no matter what pageant I enter, I
know in my heart that It will be a step
down compared to the title I now bald,
for no other pageant compares to the
Miss Lumber and I honestly feel that
Miss Lumbee gets the nest amount af
support as Mies N.C. h Is the support
and guldanee of people like my
rhepetone. ^larenae Banaani, people at
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"waeret tfm fwimwwPu
Jepaeea. that makes a girl want to in
her beet "
FORMER PSU STUDENT NAMED
STATION MANAGER IN WALLACE
PEMBROKE-Bob Townsend, a '69
graduate of Lumberton High School
who attended Pembroke State Uni
versity while training for a career in
television and raido, has been named
manager of radio station WLSE in
Wallace.
Townsend was sports director of
WECT-TV, Channel 6. in Wilmington
from 1971-75 and was WECT-TV
regional news editor from 1975-77. He
then joined WGNI radio in Wilmington
as an account executive and later
became manager of operations for
WHSL radio in Wilmington. It was from
this post that he went to WLSE radio in
Wallace.
Although an outstanding s port sea ster
and newscaster on television. Town
send, 26. says he prefers working in
radio.
"In television the deadlines- are much
tighter," he said.
Townsend has not left television
entirely. He will continue to do
commercial spots regularly for an
automobile dealership in Robeson
County.
Born in Richmond. Townsend grew up
in Robeson County where as a high
school student he began working in
radio with WBYB in St. Pauls. While
still in high school he also worked for
WFMO radio in Fairmont where he
remained for two years after graduating
from high school.
Townsend and his wife Rosalind have
two daughters. Tracy. 5. and Rae. 2.
The Townsend family currently resides
at Wrightsville Beach, but will be
moving to Wallace this summer.
1,069 ATTENDING FIRST SESSION
OF PS ITS SUMMER SCHOOL
PEMBROKE--A total of 1.069 stu
dents are attending classes during the
first session of Pembroke State Uni
versity's summer school.
These include regular students, those
attending evening classes through the
Continuing Education Division, those in
the intra-session especially designed for
public school teachers, and students in
the College Opportunity Program.
The number is 112 fewer than last
year's first session attendance when
1.181 attended.
PSU's record summer school session
was in 1975 when 1.402 attended the
first session, and 1.090 attended the
second session.
Pembroke State University has had
over 1,000 in the first session of its
summer school every year since 1965.
REV. C.M. CUMM1NGS RETURNS
TO ISLAND GROVE CHURCH
Island Grove Baptist Church is
happy to announce the return of their
pastor. Rev. C.M. Cummings. to the
pulpit June 25. during the morning
worship hour. This will be the pastor's
first message after several months of
Illness. Lunch wtlll be served following
the morning service. Sunday School
begins at 9:30 and morning worship la
at 10:30. The church invites everyone to
come and share their joy.
Revival services bsRia at Hopewell
wM ran threefh June JO. Speakers srfll
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